Sectional vehicle-hub.



N0. 644,9l6. Patented Mam, I900.

w. HORNER.

a SECTIONAL VEHICLE HUB.

(Appllcation filed Nm. 9, 189

(No Model.)

ATENT WVlLLlAM IIO RNER, OF LINDEN, INDIANA.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 644,916, dated March e, 1900. Application filed November 9, 1899; Serial No. 736,380. (No model.)

To ttZZ whom) it may concern.-

Be it known that LWILLIAM I-IonNnR,a citizen of the United States, residing at Linden, in the county of Montgomery and State of Indiana, have invented certain new and usef ul Improvements inSectional Vehicle-Hubs; and I do declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of the invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which'it appertains to make and use the same.

The invention relates to sectional vehiclehubs.

The object of the invention is to provide a hub of this character which cannot possibly become accidentally detached from the axlespindle and which shall be simple of construction, durable in use, and comparativelyinexpensive of production.

In the accompanying drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of the hub, illustrating the application of my invention. Fig. 2 is a longitudinal sectional view. 7

In the drawings the same reference characters indicate the same parts of the invention.

1 denotes the vehicle-axle, and 2 its spindle. The spindle is formed with a smooth tapering outer end 3, a screw-threaded intermediate portion 4 of greater diameter than the tapering portion, and a smooth bearing-surface 5 of greater diameter than. thescrew-threaded portion/ 6 denotes the collar, having a central partition '7, formed with an aperture 8, through which the smooth bearing portion 5 of the spindle projects. The collar at one side of the partition is adapted to be engaged by a 14 denotes the other section of the hub, provided with a central aperture 15, which is slipped upon the tubular extension 13. The spokes of the wheel are secured between flanges of the hub-sections in the ordinary manner.

By referring to Fig. 2 of the drawings it will be seen that the hub-sections and the collar turn upon the spindle and that it makes no difference in which direction said sections and collar turn. There will be no tendency to loosen the parts.

In order to remove the hub, the wrench is engaged with the wrench-face of the collar and force is applied to the tubular extension.

permitsof its manufacture at a small cost,

and that it is exceedingly well adapted for the purpose for which it is designed, and it will of course be understood that various changes in the form, proportion, and the minor details of construction may be resorted to without depart-ing from the principle or sacrificing any of the ad vantages of this invention.

Having thus described the invention, what is claimed,and desired to be secured by Letters Patent, is

The combination with an axle-spindle provided with a tapering outer end, an intermediate screw-threaded portion, and a smooth bearing portion; of a collar having a perforated partition to engage the smooth bearing portion and being provided with internal screw-threads, a nut screwed-upon the screw threaded portion of the spindle and located within the collar,a hub-section having a screw threaded boss to engage the screw-threads of my hand in presence of two subscribing witthe collar and provided with a tubular extennesses. sion to receive the outer end of the spindle, and a second hub-section mounted upon the 5 tubular extension, substantially as and for Witnesses:

the purpose set forth. ED LAYTON,

Intestimony whereof I have hereunto set JOHN L. CHURCH.

WILLIAM I-IORNER. 

